Our Tamworth based client, immediately requires an Logistics Planner. Possible permanent positions following a successful trial period. Duties include working with the distribution team to deliver customers freight within the agreed timescale and customers specifications for each consignment.
Purpose of the role
1. Using all tools available to ensure that customers freight is delivered “on time and in Full”, whilst growing our Gross Profit.
2. Delivering best in class performance by planning trunk routes to consistently achieve against a range of measures: (including but not limited to) fleet utilisation, Health, safety and legal requirements, customer specifications (times) etc following all company processes and procedures.
3. Covering for the domestic planner when they are absent, planning the core domestic fleet to provide next day / same day service (required to work different shift pattern when covering. (when covering the domestic planner hours will be 11:00 – 20:00)
4. Conducting a daily review of the previous day’s performance creating the Trunk report, to understand the Root Cause of any failed deliveries and create solutions to prevent re-occurrence, with feedback provided to management and the wider team.
5. Achieving your performance targets and objectives, acting upon opportunities for improvement as well as building on your own strengths.
6. Liaising with colleagues and 3rd parties around the UK to ensure a joint approach to delivering our customers freight
7. Working alongside the team to produce management reports as and when required.
8. Role model our corporate values, working as part of the distribution team to improve how we collaborate with others, communicate in a respectful way, and embrace a culture of coaching and feedback.
9. Continually growing your own knowledge and skills, enabling you to cover multiple roles as and when required.
10. Providing handover feedback at the end of every day to Management, supervisor, and colleagues.
Our client offers:
11. Monday to Friday
12. 08:30 – 17:30 (42.5 hours per week) – flexibility is needed
13. £13.57ph
14. Onsite car park
Other benefits of working for The Best Connection Group Ltd include:
15. Weekly pay
16. Online payslips
17. Pension contribution
18. Ongoing temporary assignment
19. 28 days Paid Annual Leave pro-rata for PAYE (inclusive of statutory holiday)